Francie lives with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother. The pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When his mother commits suicide and his friend, Joe, goes off to boarding school, Francie sinks ever deeper into paranoia thanks mainly to his nasty neighbour Mrs. Nugent. He begins to have a fantasy where he has visions of the Virgin Mary. After his father dies, Francie's becomes more despondent, culminating in the...

My boss's daughter: Tom Stansfield thinks he is going out on a date with Lisa, the daughter of tyranical boss, Mr. Taylor - but in fact, he has just unknowingly agreed to housesit the boss's house. The house is loaded with antiques, a cash-filled safe, and a depressed owl. Unfortunately for Tom, everything goes awry, starting with the owl escaping and ending with a drug-dealing thug getting buried in the backyard. Wishful thinking: Max and Elizabeth...